Child's Play

構成数 : 1枚
合計収録時間 : 00:55:07
The Robert Miller Group: Robert Miller (electric bass), Jim Campagnola (saxophone), Haim Cotton (piano, keyboards), Tony "Thunder" Smith (drums). Additional personnel: Jon Lucien, Ada Dyer, Lisa Yves (vocals), Tim Ries (saxophone), Randy Brecker (trumpet, flugelhorn), Bill O'Connell, Phil Markowitz (piano), Chris Palmaro (organ), David Wolfert (synthesizer, guitar), Dave Fields, Danny Carillo (guitar), Anton Fig, Al Foster, Kim Plainfield (drums). Recorded at Eastside Sound, New York. Personnel: Ada Dyer, Jon Lucien, Lisa Yves (vocals); David Wolfert (guitar, synthesizer); Tim Ries (saxophone); Randy Brecker (trumpet, flugelhorn); Haim Cotton (piano, keyboards, synthesizer); Phil Markowitz, Bill O'Connell (piano); Chris Palmaro (organ); Thunder Smith , Al Foster, Anton Fig, Kim Plainfield (drums). Audio Mixer: Lou Holtzman. Recording information: Eastside Sound Studios, New York, NY. Photographer: Carol Ross. Unknown Contributor Roles: James Campagnola; Thunder Smith ; Haim Cotton. Arrangers: Haim Cotton; Phil Markowitz. To the extremely hip, tight yet edgy Robert Miller Group, Child's Play involves taking live improvisational excursions over basic trios and quartets in styles ranging from pop/rock to blues and straight ahead jazz. Any ensemble just as comfy around a gritty, funk driven Hendrix cover ('Fire") as it is invoking images of Miles ("All Blues"), Chick Corea and Charles Mingus clearly has a wild dance in mind. And yet for all the experimentation, bassist Miller and cohorts like speed demon pianist Haim Cotton are at their most provocative when stripping away the blowtorch and playing it ultracool and simple. As solid as MIller is, his real job is laying foundations for all the jamming. In a land where everything seems tailored for radio play, Miller's boys don't mind stretching the limits, but they run into a few snags with uninspired vocals by Jon Lucien and Lisa Yves. Luckily, tough solos and a few go-for broke guest shots by Randy Brecker compensate for the moments when the art gets slightly too artsy. ~ Jonathan Widran
録音 : ステレオ (Studio)